Dancehall summit discusses going down…

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Thomas Inskeep: What a delight to hear both Shaggy and Sean Paul out of pop and back into hardcore dancehall mode, where they sound so much better. Of course, they’d better step up to match Spice, the current dancehall queen, who gives me a very Cardi B vibe here. A slammer — but at under 3 minutes, it’s too short.
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Nortey Dowuona: The brush percussion leads in the hiccuping snares and thudding kicks as Spice ducks and weaves while Shaggy lurks around at the murky bass synths near Sean Paul, hollering in the distance while Spice plants and waters and feeds the lilting synth line.
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Oliver Maier: Sturdy, professional stuff. Hard to take issue with this, unless you care that it’s about as sensual or subtle as a brick wall.
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Andrew Karpan: There’s nowhere near enough Spice in this low-key introduction to her low-rumbling dancehall sound, which appears in much stronger form even on choice cuts from her 2018 debut tape. At her most powerful moments, she can surpass even Burial’s post-dubstep’s chill with a sense of sensual intelligence that defies most bounce records. Next to her, Sean Paul & Shaggy come off like a pair of timid agitators who sound either too tired or bored to care.
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John S. Quinn-Puerta: This beat is just nasty, with timbales punctuating in the best way. It feels like lights on dim, 1AM but the party’s still going. Spice, Shaggy, and Sean Paul are in classic form, their flow switching speeds in just the right spots to really drive home this hit.
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Juana Giaimo: I imagine being in a crowded club a little bit drunk, having a blast while dancing to this. The hard beat would make me feel that I know how to move my hips while the loud bass would make my heart race with excitement and the repetitive “go down deh” would almost make it all feel like a ritual experience. The following day, I probably wouldn’t even remember the song, but it honestly, it wouldn’t matter.
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